Installing Left Shaft Seal
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-- Coat the outer circumference and the sealing lips on the shaft seal with ATF.
-- Install the shaft seal all the way. Be careful not to bend it.
-- Install the flange shaft.
NOTE:
If it is not possible to install the flange shaft all the way in by hand, then use a plastic mallet.
-- Tighten the new flange shaft bolt to the tightening specification -item 1- OVERVIEW - REAR FINAL DRIVE.
-- Install the rear final drive. Refer to REAR FINAL DRIVE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, AUDI A4, A5 COUP E /SPORTBACK/CABRIOLET, A6, A7 .
-- Check the ATF level in the rear final drive. Refer to ATF LEVEL IN REAR FINAL DRIVE 0BF AND 0BE, CHECKING .